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Mark Russell artist, maker

@russdog8.bsky.social
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Aussie metal artist, i love making sculptures made with hundreds of old nuts , bolts and small rusty antique treasures, recently started playing around with copper patina wall art . Nature lover. Car enthusiast . Recovering perfectionist😄.

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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My latest creation that I’m working on is a Leafy Sea Dragon, all made from steel . A lot of polishing and finishing to do as well as some head camouflage fins to do as well . #metalart #sculpture #leafyseadragon
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Just mounted one of my torso sculptures to one of my framed copper patina pieces to see how it looked .
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Just delivered another one of my yaccas to Middleton , Douth Australia
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Still on now my first solo art exhibition.
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The countdown is on for my first solo exhibition
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Just finished an orb today, 500mm diameter. Just put first coat of clear on it . #BSNM #sculpture #metalart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Final torso for the series for now , the swimsuit edition. #sculpture #bsnm #metalart #steelart#wallart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Torso number 6 done for my torso series. #bsnm#sculpture#metalart#torso#bolts
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Just finished this bowl from pipe and star dropper slices . #sculpture #bowl #metalart #bsnm
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Torso number 5 done for the series, had my first go at “STEAMPUNK “art . #sculpture #BSNM #metalart #wallart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Torso sculpture number 4 for the series done, this one i pimped it out with a lot of brassy bits into it. #sculpture #metalart #wallart #BSNM
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Torso #3 finished using all different size old rusty chain and a few chain related features. #sculpture #metalart #wallart #chainsculpture
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Number 2 of a series done , this is my favourite style when it comes to sculpting using nuts , bolts and allsorts of interesting bits and pieces. #sculpture #BSNM #wallart #metalart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Just finished a bust sculpture, this is going to be one of a series of these all in different styles. 1100 nuts used . Weighs 9kgs . #metalart #BSNM #wallart #sculpture #metalsculpture
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Latest sculpture done, a large bottle around 1 metre tall . #bsnm #sculpture #metalsculpture
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
My first commissioned piece of copper patina art since I started doing this type of art, a house sign that will take pride of place on the front of their house. #copperart #bsnm #housesign #metalart #copper
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
My shell sculpture all together now and i spent 20 hours grinding and polishing. Ready now for copper sulphate treatment to give it a nice copper finish. #BSNM #sculpture #metalart #scienceart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
First stage done on my shell sculpture, next is wire wheel and flapper disc cleanup. #BSNM #metalart #sculpture
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Latest project on the go , planning to put this in a local exhibition coming soon. #BSNM #metalart#sculpture #welding #weldart #seashells #scienceart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
My latest copper patina artwork measures, measuring 1metre x half metre , also made a frame for it also adding copper patina. #BSNM #metalart #grasstrees #wallart #copper
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Had another play around with my copper patina art yacca design,used my dremel to do some highlighting especially the foliage that was getting a bit lost with the patina process #metalart #copperpatina #wallart #grasstrees
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The view through my workshop window right now 😊
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Had a mate from mainland Australia come for a visit and spied my copper patina artworks and picked one out for herself. #wallart #BSNM#copperart#grasstrees #southerncross
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A couple recent visitors, koalas and goannas often come through my workshop when i have my doors open . Living amongst the wildlife on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 🇦🇺
A cute koala nestled in the fork of a gumtreeA dark skinned goanna on the ground just outside my workshop
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
This is a coffee table I made about 10 years ago when i was transitioning from redgum timber slab work back to my metalwork incorporating both materials. It is sooo heavy it has to be pulled apart to move it , the legs alone are quite heavy , 10 mm thickglass top . #metalart #BSNM#sculpture #
A coffee table with redgum timber surround on top with welded metal nuts and bolts and allsorts for the main feature with 10mm thick glass over top.
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
This is some old farming chain probably was used for stubble, found in dirt all rusted up , ive welded the bottom half but the top is all held together by the rust. Easy instant sculpture.
A rusty farming chain mainly held together by rust turned into a sculpture, pictured in front of beautiful blue sky . Only the bottom half is welded , top half is rusted together.
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
This is a love seat i made for my wife for Christmas, the seat is out of an Aussie Ford XR6 , lots of recycled materials. We lost this in the 2020 wildfires on Kangaroo Island,South Australia. #upcycle #loveseat#art
A love seat with a car seat , metal frame and beautiful timber frame canopy from cedar with green canvas .
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
I recently had a go at another type of patina art , this is galvanised steel sheets , used acid to dissolve galv in areas, sprayed some copper sulphate for the coppery colours , hose off , dry, then clear coat . #patina#walldecor#metalart#SciArt#BSNM
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Clear coating another batch of my copper patina wall art pieces of my galaxy and grass tree designs , bit of science involved getting it right with amount of salt , vinegar and ammonia.#metalart#Sciart#wallart#BSNM#walldecor#copperpatina
8 copper patina wall art pieces , the blue colours obtained by using salt, vinegar and ammonia. A copper patina wall art piece , metal put onto copper to create design and colour of copper left behind with the blue patina colour that the patina process creates , this is a grass tree design with the Southern Cross Another grass tree design on the copper sheet , the beautiful blue colour created by the patina process that takes about 12 hours.
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
A sculpture of a bunch of grapes i created a few years ago using rusty sheet metal for the leaves and wire for the grapes , it went to a local winery on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. #sculpture #wine#metalart#metalsculpture #BSNM#wiresculpture
A metal sculpture of a bunch of grapes using rusty metal .
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This is my version of metal meat mincer , another one of those bucket list sculptures that a budding metal sculptor must do 😄. Just for sh#ts and giggles 😂. #sculpture#metalart #BSNM#metalsculpture
A meat mincer sculpture with old metal spanners going in the top and strands of wire coming out as if the spanners are being minced .
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This is a ring sculpture i made for my wife for our wedding anniversary, the stone i used as feature was from our recently aquired property on Kangaroo Island. #ring #sculpture#BSNM#metalart#metalsculpture#rustyart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
This is a stand up bar table i made in my favourite style using rusty nut and bolts and allsorts of small odds and old chain . #weldart#art#BSNM#sculpture#welding#table
A welded tall table made from nuts and bolts and allsorts of rusty items.
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
A firepit i made using lots of nuts and bolts and all sorts of small rusty farm finds . #metalart#firepit#rustyart#sculpture#BSNM#art
A firepit made from lots of rusty nuts and bolts and bits and pieces found on farms and a huge chain around the top rim .
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Up since 3.30am this morning, nearly two hours drive to ferry to go from Kangaroo Island to Mainland Australia 😀 heading to Adelaide for a supply run to get some more copper and steel and allsorts of art supplies . Sun just about to rise above the horizon. #sunrise
Sunrise about to rise above island with water in foreground and ferry railings
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I had a go at making a solid steel hand holding a shearers handpiece using bolts cut and bent to form fingers, welding in places to build up shape where needed.#sculpture #metalart#SciArt#art#shearer#BSNM#sculpture
A metal silver hand sculpture holding a shearer’s handpiece
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is a lamp i made a few years ago from rusty steel discarded items from farms on Kangaroo Island,South Australia, the lamp shade is made from a couple old car headlight mouldings .
Lamp made from rusty nuts ,bolts , chains , car parts and farm machinery.
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
This is the very first metal sphere I made sitting proudly in our garden , i have trouble parting with my first creations 😄. All made from discarded small rusty treasures , all these pieces have a story. #metalart#sculpture #BSNM #metalsphere#rustyart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Another recent copper patina piece done , playing around with some galaxy designs, ill still work on this actual piece expanding on a couple of the galaxies using sandpaper to reveal some copper finish regarding the spiral galaxies. #metalart#wallart#SciArt #galaxyart#copperart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
This is the end of an old hot water service that may have had years of a water leak to create this cooper patina colour which I love so i made a steel frame for it so I can hang it to display it . #copperpatina#metalart #sculpture#BSNM##SciArt
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
This is a tap with flowing water sculpture i made a while back , huge brass tap , hundreds of steel nuts and bolts . #sculpture #metalart #metalsculpture #SciArt #BSNM
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
A collection of my bulrush designs , fish pond , birdbath and some small bulrush assemblies as well as loose single ones that can be put into ground randomly to try to create a natural look . #bulrushes #metalart #sculpture #garden #gardenart #BSNM #SciArt #art
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
A quick shot this morning of part of my outside gallery . Kangaroo Island.South Australia. #sculpture #metalart #gardenart #BSNM #SciArt #rust
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
All set up for market at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia with my market trailer i call the HUMPY . Tow it anywhere, open up the side and back doors which become verandahs . #BSNM #sculpture #metalart #rustyart #markets #art
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
This is a dry pond sculpture i created for Raptor Domain on Kangaroo Island,South Australia using my corten lilly pad leaves and my bulrushes. #art #sculpture #drypond #bulrushes #lilly #waterwise
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This is a metal welded sphere i made . #art #metalart #sculpture #rustyart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
A welded wall art piece i made using lots of interesting rusty discarded old preused items from the past . #art #rusty #wallart #weldart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My latest copper patina art piece, just random steel bits put on copper to create patterns. #art #copper #wallart #cooperpatinaart
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Just finished a larger copper patina art piece after practicing with the smaller copper pieces, tried a double yacca design . #art #wallart#copperpatina
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Mark Russell artist, maker @russdog8.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Just finished a big firepit using lots of bits and pieces, it is 1200mm diameter and i reckon it would weigh over 200 kgs. #art #metalart #firepits #weldedart
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